Previously, I posted about the idea of being a tourist in your own city (in the most positive sense possible). And lately, I've been doing one simple thing to embrace that idea: I take more pictures. This is easier now than it's ever been, what with camera phones and the prevalence of photo apps.

Taking pictures more often helps me to pause and notice the beauty in the small things; it brings back that sense of wonder I experience when travelling. Here are a few photos from some of my usual haunts in Winnipeg.

1 & 6: enjoying perfectly prepared cocktails at The Grove, 2: Walking by The Don, 3. Curling up with magazines and hot chocolate at home, 4: Doggy playdates at Sprockett's, 6: Saturday afternoon at the dog park, 7: Walking by The Legislative, 8: Latte at Thom Bargen, 9: Cappuccino to go from Parlour